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On the Classification of Type II Codes of Length 24

Number Theory 2011-01-04 v2 Discrete Mathematics Information Theory Combinatorics math.IT

Abstract

We give a new, purely coding-theoretic proof of Koch's criterion on the tetrad systems of Type II codes of length 24 using the theory of harmonic weight enumerators. This approach is inspired by Venkov's approach to the classification of the root systems of Type II lattices in R^{24}, and gives a new instance of the analogy between lattices and codes.

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@article{arxiv.0902.1942,
  title  = {On the Classification of Type II Codes of Length 24},
  author = {Noam D. Elkies and Scott D. Kominers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.1942},
  year   = {2011}
}

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5 pages; v2: fixed minor typos